Valletta Hotels - Reviews and Rates

On a small island sitting in the crossroads of the Mediterranean, just south of Sicily, lives a content, quirky and jovial man. His name is Joseph Mills. At first glance he appears to be Italian but he will quickly correct and advise you, he is Maltese. Now close to his mid 70s', Joe doesn't need to leave his tiny island village to see the world...

I got a rather late start, not rising until 11 am. Roy had asked me to pick up his laundry, so I ran that errand and went to the Hilton in Paceville (about 10 minutes away). Having the European plug converter did me no good, since Malta uses UK plugs, so I bought (another) one. To join my collection at home. About 2:30 PM I caught the bus to Val...

At approximately 8:55pm on Thursday the 6th of September, 2007 I realised a lifelong dream. My plane touched down at down at Malta's tiny international airport, and for the first time I set foot on the land that was a part of me. My mum was born in Malta during the Second World War, but immigrated to Australia when she was very young. When Malta...

My sister Debra came to visit from Feb. 16 through the 25th. We relaxed, did a bit of sightseeing, sat in the sun, had cappuccino most mornings and went dancing. For the most part the weather was good. A few days cloudy and chilly and several days sunny with stretches of warm weather. She enjoyed it while Minnesota was getting over a foot of sno...

Buildings are knit together. It's effortless to admire the wooden double-doors with brass knockers in shapes of mermaids and Maltese crosses, iron bars, snug streets, ankle-wide sidewalks and enclosed wooden balconies. The balconies are splendid, even in disrepair, which unfortunately constitutes the majority. Introduced in the 18th century, the...

St. John's Catheral Fort St. Elmos and a night at the Manoel

The view from our hotel room is clichéd and wonderful. I wing open the doors to enjoy the rising sun glistening off the Mediterranean waters. Cranes tower across the harbor at the shipping docks. Below is a fantastic building flanked by a walk way and thin roads. A red phone box. Cats. Fresh air café. A belfry complete with an enormous bell join...

Spent a couple of weeks here a couple of years ago on a trip from Bangkok. My friend Tony, with whom I went to Nepal, is from Malta and that was enough to convince me to go for a visit. Unfortunately, Tony made it a point not to be there when I was visiting. Fortunately, his two brothers kindly looked after me while I was there. A very old, hist...